DFS FIlm: The White Ribbon

A series of strange and solitary acts of violence in a small, religious German community are uncovered in this intellectually stimulating and profoundly disturbing exploration of the banality of evil. Immaculately crafted with an icy visual polish, this brilliant study of the horrors of human life in society allegorizes the atrocities of an entire nation. D: Michael Haneke, Germany, German with subtitles, 2009, 144 minutes

Programmed as part of the Dartmouth Film Society’s “End of Times” winter series.

Established in 1949, the Dartmouth Film Society (DFS) is one of the country’s oldest student-run film societies.Today, the DFS is a thriving hub of film culture at Dartmouth College and in the Upper Valley.  Every Monday at 6pm, movie fans of all stripes meet to talk about the week’s slate. Midway through the term, future DFS series are proposed and members vote for a winner. The Film Society also periodically honors film luminaries such as Meryl Streep, Werner Herzog, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Laura Linney and Sidney Lumet. Buy a pass, come to a meeting, propose a series: the DFS welcomes all film lovers. For further information, email dfs@dartmouth.edu or call 603.646.2576.